0001214659-12-000341.txt : 20120131 0001214659-12-000341.hdr.sgml : 20120131 20120131090534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001214659-12-000341 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120131 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120131 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120131 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000837592 IRS NUMBER: 581408870 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-02354 FILM NUMBER: 12557542 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 1650 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 BUSINESS PHONE: 770-859-0045 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 1650 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 13F-HR 1 a12712013f.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amedment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatment. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. Address: Suite 1650 600 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 13F File Number: 28-2354 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Lisa Najdowski Title: Compliance Officer Phone: 770-859-0045 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Lisa Najdowski Atlanta, Georgia January 31, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 138 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,866,435 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name

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